Xestia quieta

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Xestia quieta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Xestia
Species:
X. quieta
Binomial name
Xestia quieta
(Hübner, [1813]) [1] [ verification needed ]
Synonyms
  • Noctua quietaHübner, [1813]
  • Archanarta quieta
  • Anarta schoenherriZetterstedt, [1839]
  • Lena poppiusiHerz, 1903
  • Anarta constrictaWalker, 1857
  • Anarta rigidaWalker, 1857

Xestia quieta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from northern Scandinavia, northern Siberia and northern North America (including Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Manitoba).

The wingspan is 25–29 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July in Sweden. [2]

The larvae possibly feed on Empetrum species.

Subspecies

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